Jay Pharoah Likely To Be SNL’s New Obama

In the meantime, here’s some weekend funny news. Saturday Night Live just announced four new cast members for the upcoming season. The new cast will feature Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain and Taran Killam (Will Forte and Jenny Slate are leaving the cast, FYI).

But the biggest news on the net is the addition of comedian Jay Pharoah. Pharoah is known for his impressions, including a killer Barack Obama impression that should see him taking those duties over from Fred Armisen.

After the jump, catch some video of Pharoah’s Obama stuff… and also some Denzel Washington and Will Smith impressions that are fantastic…